A Caribbean Heiress In Paris

Kirana Catalunia tidak pernah membayangkan akan menginjakkan kaki di Paris—apalagi dengan beasiswa bergengsi yang diidamkan banyak orang. Ya, Tuhan memang baik. Atau... mungkin sedang mempermainkannya. Paris katanya kota cinta. Tapi Kirana tidak datang untuk cinta. Ia datang untuk bertahan hidup, bermimpi, dan membuktikan bahwa perempuan tidak perlu laki-laki untuk merasa utuh. Bahwa ia berhak punya kendali atas dirinya sendiri. Paris mungkin kota pilihan terakhir Kirana yang dipikirkan untuknya melarikan diri. Dari masa lalu yang terlalu erat mengikat. Dari cinta dua belas tahun-nya yang kandas. Dari orang-orang yang terus bertanya: “Kenapa kamu tinggalkan Andra Logan?”. Orang-orang tidak tahu kalau dalam hati kecilnya, Kirana —ia masih tidak bisa lepas dari nama Andra Logdan. Tapi ia sadar, keputusannya hanya bisa membuatnya mencintai dalam diam. Dulu semua yakin: Kirana dan Andra akan menikah. Dia pria ideal—pintar, romantis, dan stabil. Tapi Kirana memilih pergi. Dan sekarang, semua orang mengira dia bodoh karena begitu Kirana menapakkan diri di Paris, ia mendapati kabar kalau Andra akan menikah dengan wanita lain bulan depan. Sakit bukan main. Oleh karena itu, saat ini Kirana ingin menjauh sejauh mungkin dari semua yang berbau asmara. Kalau bisa ke Antartika. Tapi takdir justru mengirimnya ke negeri croissant dan kental akan romansa—Prancis. Dan menghadiahinya kejutan lain: tetangga masa kecil yang menyebalkan, Haris. Kirana sudah bersumpah tidak akan jatuh cinta lagi. Tapi Paris—dan takdir—punya cara sendiri untuk menertawakan sumpah-sumpah seperti itu.

The night before returning to the Cantrell residence, I had a dream where I was the despised antagonist in a book. In the story, my father had adopted a girl who bore an uncanny resemblance to my late mother. On the day he came to pick me up, he got into a devastating car accident. After that, my second brother, Shawn Cantrell, lashed out, calling me a curse, while my eldest brother, Seth Cantrell, treated me with cold indifference. In the end, I was abandoned by everyone, meeting a tragic and lonely end.

The day cancer spread through my whole body, my family took me to court for being heartless and cruel. All because I refused to donate my kidney to the fake daughter, even though I was a perfect match. When they saw me lying in the coffin, my sister, who never liked me, said, “What a drama queen! Even got yourself a coffin this time.” Even my parents despised me and said, “If you want to die, at least cut out your kidney first and go die somewhere else. Don’t die in front of us and make us sick.” But later, when the memory extractor cut into my brain, it revealed all the times I had been tortured by that fake daughter over the years. The family that despised me went insane at that moment.

It's my fiancé's grandmother's birthday banquet. My father's adoptive daughter suddenly snatches the gift I've prepared and says loudly, "My adoptive sister is so rude. "She tried to take the gift I prepared for Mrs. Scott Senior and play it off as her own. I'll have my father teach her a lesson when we get home later." The guests start to whisper among themselves and criticize me. In the past, I would've fled. I would never have dared to retaliate. Unfortunately for her, I've been reborn. I swipe the gift from her and throw it onto the floor. "When has my family turned into something for you to brag about? You mentioned having your father teach me a lesson, right? He's just been released from jail after being there for a decade due to theft. Are you going to bring him here?"

Steven Lambert claimed my mother almost killed his wife and daughter, branding me as a sinner from birth. For twenty years, he and his family tormented me in the name of atonement. I was forced into a cruel marriage with the vile Caleb Carpenter in Cindy's place, only to suffer a tragic end. Only then did the Lamberts realize I was their daughter. Yet all this time, the very existence they believed to be a sinner enjoyed their bottomless affection and adoration.

Niko William adalah seorang model terkenal di Paris memiliki phobia gelap, dia juga seorang pangeran dari negara lain, putra mahkota yang sedang menyamar untuk mengetahui bisnis keluarganya yang sedang dalam masa krisis. Amerika Taylor sedang mengejar mimpinya untuk menjadi penata rambut terkenal di Paris, dia seorang gadis yang optimis dan pemberani. Meski keluarga besarnya bangkrut dia tetap bekerja keras untuk melunasi semua hutang ayahnya. Pertemuan keduanya pada event peragaan busana membuat kehidupan keduanya berubah total.

After I am diagnosed with stomach cancer, I ask for some money to buy medicine. I don't want to be in excruciating pain when I die. My three elder brothers rush into the ICU. Andy Lewis—my eldest brother—slaps me hard across my face. He scolds me for ruining his beloved younger sister, Summer Lewis' coming-of-age party. My second brother, Sherman Lewis, calls me a liar. He accuses me of pretending to be sick to swindle money from them. Jimmy Lewis, who is my third brother, calls me useless. He tells me that I deserve to die. My parents, Kenneth Lewis and Autumn Farrow, don't believe that I'm sick. They pin me with looks of contempt and ridicule. "You still haven't stopped that lying habit of yours even though you're all grown up. You even learned how to blackmail us with your death. "If you want to die, do it sooner. It'll spare us from being disgusted when we're forced to look at you day in and day out." I end up dying on the first day of the New Year. Before I breathe my last breath, I send a message to the family group chat. My entire family goes crazy after reading it.

As the long-lost daughter of a wealthy family, I returned to my biological parents, only to watch their company collapse. Overwhelmed by massive debts, my dad jumped to his death. My brother was left crippled by vengeful creditors. My mother, unraveled, would one moment tear at my hair, cursing my existence, and the next, cling to me, sobbing and vowing to cherish me. To save them, I shredded my college acceptance letter and took every job I could find. When my brother's condition worsened, I auctioned off my virginity to fund his surgery. But when I arrived at the hospital with the money, I overheard their conversation. "Kathy works day and night to earn money. I don't think she is after our fortune," said my mom. "She dropped out of college and ruined her future for us. Maybe we should stop this." My brother, supposedly half-paralyzed, stood by the window in a crisp suit. He shrugged. "She chose to skip college and work like that. What's it got to do with us?" My "dead" father broke his silence. "We need to be careful. People like her are like leeches. Once they latch on, you can't shake them off. Let's keep watching." I listened quietly, tossing the pendant they had given me into the trash. I had repaid the debt of my birth, and now, we were done.

Ever since we brought our six-year-old daughter, Elise, home, she's been keeping her distance. My husband, Patrick Sheeter, chalked it up to "adjustment issues." Told me to bring her more gifts when I got back from my overseas trip. I was halfway out the door when I heard her voice in my head. 'Should I tell Mom that Della always hits me? 'Dad says Mom hates tattletales. Especially me. 'But if I keep quiet, I might not make it till Mom gets back.' My stomach flipped. I turned around. Elise was curled up in the corner, eyes glassy with tears. Silent. But I still heard her. 'Maybe I lived again just to see Mom one more time.' Patrick, noticing I was frozen, casually reminded me I was gonna miss my flight. Right. Like that mattered. I turned and slapped him so hard. Screw the business trip. I was staying. Let's see who's got the guts to mess with my kid now.

I was from a rich family. But after I finally returned home, my parents made me sleep in the store room and eat leftover food. Yet, they still felt like they had wronged their foster daughter. When the government introduced the Children’s Fairness System, my parents immediately bound the entire family to it. My father breathed a sigh of relief and said, “With this perfectly fair system in place, Annie won’t be treated unfairly anymore.” My mother gently held my hand and said in an unyielding tone. “Ever since you came back, you’ve taken everything that was meant for Annie. This is unfair to her.” My elder brother never showed a hint of kindness toward me either. “I only acknowledge Annie as my sister. You’ve gotten way more than you deserved already, so don’t push your luck,” he said. I looked down at the cheap clothes I had worn for five years. Then, I glanced at Annie’s lavish bedroom and countless luxury items. I found it all utterly ridiculous. However, when the system took effect, they all ended up breaking down.